The concept of all Earth’s ice melting might sound like a scene from a science fiction movie, but it is a scenario that ...

The extent of sea ice blanketing the Arctic this winter fell to the lowest level on record, researchers announced this week, ...

However, Antarctic sea ice, which surrounds the south pole, has shrunk to a near-record low. On 25 February, the Antarctic ...

In "Ends of the Earth," Neil Shubin travels north and south to explore the frontiers of polar science and history.

The Arctic reaches its maximum sea ice in March each year and then starts a six-month melt season. The National Snow and Ice ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

Are daffodils in bloom earlier? Does cherry blossom appear earlier these days? And are distinct, new "seasons" starting to ...

In the past, intact forests absorbed 7.8 billion metric tons of CO2 annually—about a fifth of all human emissions—but their ...